Anti-Israel protesters and UCLA police officers clashed on Monday after protesters set up an encampment at the school’s campus. It was the third such encampment at University of California, Los Angeles in the last several weeks.
“The protesters set up tents and barricades on the western end of Dickson Plaza around 3:15 p.m.,” the Daily Bruin reported. “Organizations including Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA previously called on protesters to rally in Bruin Plaza at 2 p.m. before marching around campus.”
Protesters dyed the water of a fountain on campus red to represent the blood of the people they claimed died because of Israel’s military intervention. They also placed fake bodies with red paint on them around the fountain as part of the demonstration.
“Earlier in the day, protesters marched to Murphy Hall carrying fake bloody mummies and
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